Registered Land

Cap. 194 · Revised Edition 2020 · 160 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Reconciliation with other laws
s. 3AMinister may delegate specified functions
s. 4Compulsory registration area
s. 5Land Registry
s. 6Appointment of officers
s. 7General Powers of the Registrar
s. 8Indemnity of officers
s. 9Seal of Registry
s. 10The land register
s. 11Dealings in land in compulsory registration areas
s. 12Compilation of register of lands registered under General Registry Act
s. 13Compilation of land not registered under General Registry Act
s. 14Compilation of land register-national lands
s. 15Manner of registration
s. 16Cancellation of obsolete entries
s. 17New editions of register
s. 18Registry Map
s. 19Alteration of the Registry Map and new editions
s. 20General boundaries
s. 21Fixed boundaries
s. 22Maintenance of boundary features
s. 23Interference with boundary features
s. 24Combinations and subdivisions
s. 25Re-parcellation
s. 26Effect of registration with absolute title
s. 27Effect of registration with provisional title
s. 28Effect of registration of a lease
s. 29Effect of registration as national land
s. 30Voluntary transfer
s. 31Over-riding interests
s. 32Conversion of provisional into absolute title
s. 33Entries to constitute actual notice
s. 34Land certificates and certificates of lease
s. 35Production of certificates
s. 36Disposition of leases and charges
s. 37Lost or destroyed certificates
s. 38Searches and copies
s. 39Evidence
s. 40Subsequent dealings
s. 41Protection of persons dealing in registered land
s. 42Fees for delayed registration
s. 43Power to compel registration
s. 44Priority of registered interests
s. 45Stay of registration
s. 46Merger of registered interests
s. 47Leases
s. 48Periodic tenancies
s. 49Registration of leases
s. 50Lessors consent to dealing with lease
s. 51Lease of charged land
s. 52Computation of duration of leases
s. 53Future leases
s. 54Holding over
s. 55Agreements implied in leases on part of lessor
s. 56Agreements implied in leases on the part of lessee
s. 57Meaning of “in repair”
s. 58Lessor’s right of forfeiture and effect of forfeiture on sublease
s. 59Notice before forfeiture
s. 60Relief against forfeiture
s. 61Variation and extension of leases
s. 62Substitution of leases
s. 63Sublease
s. 64Surrender of leases
s. 65Determination of leases
s. 66Voluntary registration of leases
s. 67Form and effect of charges
s. 68Second or subsequent charges
s. 69Presumption that money paid is interest
s. 70Agreements implied in charges
s. 71Chargee’s consent to transfer
s. 72Variation of charges
s. 73Right of redemption
s. 74Right of third party to transfer of charge
s. 75Chargee’s remedies
s. 76Appointment, powers, remuneration and duties of receiver
s. 77Chargee’s powers of leasing
s. 78Power of sale
s. 79Application of purchase money
s. 80Variation of powers
s. 81No right of entry into possession or foreclosure
s. 82Discharge of charge
s. 83Satisfaction of charges
s. 84Tacking and further advances
s. 85Consolidation
s. 86Transfer
s. 87Conditional transfers not registrable
s. 88Conditions repugnant to interests transferred
s. 89Transfers of part
s. 90Transfers of leases
s. 91Effect of transfer on agreements in leases
s. 92Transfer subject to charge
s. 93Transfer subject to lease
s. 94Transfer of unregistered leases
s. 95Easements
s. 96Restrictive agreements
s. 97Profits
s. 98Release and extinguishment of easements, profits and restrictive agreements
s. 99Discharge and modification of easements, profits and restrictive agreements
s. 100Natural rights
s. 101Licences
s. 102Co-ownership
s. 103Characteristics of joint ownership
s. 104Characteristics of ownership in common
s. 105Trusts for sale
s. 106Registration of co-ownership
s. 107Partition of land owned in common
s. 108Forms of instruments
s. 109Execution of instruments
s. 110Verification of execution
s. 111Stamps
s. 112Disposal of instruments
s. 113Infants
s. 114Agents and persons under disability
s. 115Gift to person under disability
s. 116Powers of attorney
s. 117Effect of registered power of attorney
s. 118Transmission on death of joint proprietors
s. 119Transmission on death-sole proprietor
s. 120Effect of transmission by death
s. 121Transmission on bankruptcy
s. 122Liquidation
s. 123Transmission by compulsory acquisition or judgment of court
s. 124Trusts
s. 125Survivor of trustees
s. 126Application of Settled Land Act
s. 127Power of court to inhibit registered dealings
s. 128Effect of registration
s. 129Cancellation of inhibitions
s. 130Lodging of cautions
s. 131Notice and effect of caution
s. 132Withdrawal and removal of caution
s. 133Second caution in respect of same matter
s. 134Wrongful cautions
s. 135Restrictions
s. 136Notice of and effect of restriction
s. 137Removal and variation of restrictions
s. 138Acquisition of land by prescription
s. 139Principles of possession
s. 140Procedure on application
s. 141Acquisition of easements and profits by prescription
s. 142Rectification by Registrar
s. 143Rectification by court
s. 144Power of Registrar to state case
s. 145Appeals
s. 146Effect of appeal on disposition
s. 147Appeal rules
s. 148Addresses
s. 149Service of notice
s. 150Meaning of “opportunity of being heard”
s. 151Offences
s. 152Fees
s. 153Recovery of fees and expenses
s. 154Enforcement of Registrar’s orders for payment
s. 155Jurisdiction of courts
s. 156Regulations
s. 157Saving of rights
s. 158Act to bind State and Government
s. 159Cesser of application of certain laws